MortgageOrb.com http://www.mortgageorb.com/ en-us Wed, 16 May 2012 13:00:01 -0400 Wed, 16 May 2012 13:00:01 -0400 editors@mortgageorb.com publisher@mortgageorb.com Copyright 2012, All Rights Reserved, Zackin Publications Inc. MBA: Delinquency Rate Takes A Q1 Drop On a seasonally adjusted basis, the overall delinquency rate decreased for all loan types except U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs loans. http://www.mortgageorb.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11561 Wed, 16 May 2012 11:29:01 -0400 Housing Starts Up In April http://www.mortgageorb.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11572 Wed, 16 May 2012 11:28:39 -0400 New Report: Write-Downs Unlikely To Impact RMBS Ratings http://www.mortgageorb.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11571 Wed, 16 May 2012 11:11:32 -0400 Mortgage Builder Acquires GCC Servicing Systems http://www.mortgageorb.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11570 Wed, 16 May 2012 11:08:15 -0400 Half Of Canada's Homeowners Buckling Under Mortgage Debt http://www.mortgageorb.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11569 Wed, 16 May 2012 11:02:10 -0400 New Nonprofit Predicts Home Valuations Are Ready To Rise http://www.mortgageorb.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11568 Wed, 16 May 2012 11:00:08 -0400 SRS Real Estate Partners Expands Into Asia http://www.mortgageorb.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11567 Wed, 16 May 2012 10:57:04 -0400 MBA: Mortgage Applications Up 9.2% http://www.mortgageorb.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11566 Wed, 16 May 2012 10:53:42 -0400 Ellie Mae: 48.1% Of Residential Applications Closed In April http://www.mortgageorb.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11565 Wed, 16 May 2012 10:51:16 -0400 Clopton Capital Expands Self-Storage Facility Lending http://www.mortgageorb.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11563 Wed, 16 May 2012 10:44:42 -0400 New Managing Director At Auction.com http://www.mortgageorb.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11562 Wed, 16 May 2012 10:41:34 -0400 Taking A Second Look At Today's Technology Risks http://www.mortgageorb.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11560 Wed, 16 May 2012 09:04:00 -0400 Residential Fracking Puts Lenders In A Gassy Hole The three words that lenders do not want to hear in relation to their borrowers' residential properties: Drill, baby, drill! http://www.mortgageorb.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11542 Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400 CampusMBA Teams With CFPB For Webinars http://www.mortgageorb.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11564 Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400 FHFA Jettisons Salary Cap For New Freddie Mac CEO http://www.mortgageorb.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11559 Tue, 15 May 2012 12:32:21 -0400 Ohio AG Sues Loan Modification Company For Fraud http://www.mortgageorb.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11558 Tue, 15 May 2012 12:25:59 -0400 NAR: Realtors Earned More Money In 2011 http://www.mortgageorb.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11557 Tue, 15 May 2012 12:24:05 -0400 California Affordable Housing Level Reaches Record High http://www.mortgageorb.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11556 Tue, 15 May 2012 12:21:12 -0400 'Star Wars' Creator Proposes Affordable Housing On His Ranch http://www.mortgageorb.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11555 Tue, 15 May 2012 12:18:39 -0400 House Oversight Subcommittee Considers HUD Subpoena http://www.mortgageorb.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11554 Tue, 15 May 2012 12:15:30 -0400 GSA Lobbied To Update Or Dump LEED Standards http://www.mortgageorb.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11553 Tue, 15 May 2012 12:12:53 -0400 First Of 16 FHFA-Big Bank Lawsuits Set For Next Year http://www.mortgageorb.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11551 Tue, 15 May 2012 12:08:19 -0400 NAR Finds Housing Affordability Conditions At New High http://www.mortgageorb.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11550 Tue, 15 May 2012 12:04:40 -0400 Home Builder Confidence Up In May http://www.mortgageorb.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11549 Tue, 15 May 2012 12:01:38 -0400 Federal Regulators Issue Stress Testing Practice Guidance http://www.mortgageorb.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11547 Tue, 15 May 2012 11:57:04 -0400 FDIC's General Counsel Announces Resignation http://www.mortgageorb.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11546 Tue, 15 May 2012 11:54:33 -0400 Sun West Mortgage Offers FHA PowerSaver Loans http://www.mortgageorb.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11545 Tue, 15 May 2012 11:53:20 -0400 D. Dowd Muska: Housing's Role In The Presidential Race http://www.mortgageorb.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11543 Tue, 15 May 2012 08:49:57 -0400 California Governor Tries To Divert Settlement Funds From Housing Gov. Jerry Brown seeks to funnel his state's $410 million cash windfall into paying off interest on housing project bonds. http://www.mortgageorb.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11544 Tue, 15 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400 FHFA Seeks Public Comment On Strategic Plan http://www.mortgageorb.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11548 Tue, 15 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400 MBA: Mixed Picture On Q1 Commercial, Multifamily Originations http://www.mortgageorb.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11552 Tue, 15 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400 ResCap Goes To Chapter 11 As Nationstar Snags Servicing Assets http://www.mortgageorb.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11541 Mon, 14 May 2012 11:49:25 -0400 Fitch Ratings: CMBS Delinquency Rate Up In April http://www.mortgageorb.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11540 Mon, 14 May 2012 10:53:53 -0400 Allonhill Questions OCC Ruling On Foreclosure Review http://www.mortgageorb.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11538 Mon, 14 May 2012 10:49:23 -0400 Gaia And Starwood Invest $22.5 Million In Multifamily Portfolio http://www.mortgageorb.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11537 Mon, 14 May 2012 10:46:13 -0400 Can The Lacey Act Be Used To Seize Homes? BLOG VIEW: Columnist Phil Hall questions if a 112-year-old wildlife protection law can lead to a new wave of property seizures by the federal government. http://www.mortgageorb.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11536 Mon, 14 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400 Avison Young Opens South Carolina Office http://www.mortgageorb.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11539 Mon, 14 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400 MCT Trading Launches LockCentral Service For Lenders http://www.mortgageorb.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11534 Fri, 11 May 2012 11:23:04 -0400 Bernanke: Banks Are Too Restrictive On Lending http://www.mortgageorb.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11532 Fri, 11 May 2012 11:19:51 -0400 LPS: February Home Prices Up 0.2% http://www.mortgageorb.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11531 Fri, 11 May 2012 11:17:01 -0400 HUD Settles Nebraska Disability Discrimination Case http://www.mortgageorb.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11529 Fri, 11 May 2012 11:12:13 -0400 What The CFPB Is Really After http://www.mortgageorb.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11526 Fri, 11 May 2012 09:23:40 -0400 New Report Predicts 'Robust' Year For Multifamily Housing Cassidy Turley forecasts increased activity in this commercial real estate sector. http://www.mortgageorb.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11527 Fri, 11 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400 Ecuador Legislature Approves Mortgage Debt Forgiveness http://www.mortgageorb.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11528 Fri, 11 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400 Deutsche Bank Unit Settles Fraud Case For $202.3 Million http://www.mortgageorb.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11530 Fri, 11 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400 CoreLogic Offering Tracks REO-To-Rental Programs http://www.mortgageorb.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11533 Fri, 11 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400 Barney Frank, AEI Duel On JPMorgan's $2 Billion Loss http://www.mortgageorb.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11535 Fri, 11 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400 CFPB Quietly Names MERS Critic To Enforcement Unit http://www.mortgageorb.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11523 Thu, 10 May 2012 11:41:06 -0400 CBRE Group CEO Announces Retirement http://www.mortgageorb.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11521 Thu, 10 May 2012 11:38:16 -0400 S&P Updates Estimate On Shadow Inventory Clearance http://www.mortgageorb.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11522 Thu, 10 May 2012 11:37:45 -0400 Builder Confidence Rises In Single-Family 55+ Housing Market http://www.mortgageorb.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11520 Thu, 10 May 2012 11:33:46 -0400 Carrington Creates Chief Investment Officer Role http://www.mortgageorb.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11519 Thu, 10 May 2012 11:31:30 -0400 CMG Mortgage Insurance Updates Homekeepers Program http://www.mortgageorb.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11518 Thu, 10 May 2012 11:29:51 -0400 Equator LLC Announces Two Executive Hires http://www.mortgageorb.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11516 Thu, 10 May 2012 11:26:21 -0400 Thai Bank Offers 50-Year Mortgage http://www.mortgageorb.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11515 Thu, 10 May 2012 11:22:36 -0400 New General Counsel At CSM Corp. http://www.mortgageorb.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11514 Thu, 10 May 2012 11:20:37 -0400 Vacant Properties: The New Ticking Time Bomb REQUIRED READING: Loan servicers can minimize their potential for financial loss severity and litigation risk exposure by adopting a 100% property registration compliance strategy. http://www.mortgageorb.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11512 Thu, 10 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400 Quicken Loans Sponsors NASCAR Race http://www.mortgageorb.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11513 Thu, 10 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400 Digital Risk Calls On Industry To Launch Due Diligence Task Force http://www.mortgageorb.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11517 Thu, 10 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400 Donald H. Layton Named New Freddie Mac CEO http://www.mortgageorb.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11525 Thu, 10 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400 Fannie Mae Reports Q1 Profit http://www.mortgageorb.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11508 Wed, 09 May 2012 12:13:38 -0400 HOPE NOW: Q1 Loan Modifications Down 31% Year-Over-Year http://www.mortgageorb.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11511 Wed, 09 May 2012 12:12:41 -0400 Trepp: 56% Increase In CMBS Conduit Loans Liquidated In April http://www.mortgageorb.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11510 Wed, 09 May 2012 12:10:52 -0400 Prudential Sues Morgan Stanley Over RMBS Purchase http://www.mortgageorb.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11509 Wed, 09 May 2012 12:08:49 -0400 Canadian Housing Starts Up In April http://www.mortgageorb.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11507 Wed, 09 May 2012 12:03:56 -0400 MBA: Mortgage Applications Up 1.7% http://www.mortgageorb.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11506 Wed, 09 May 2012 12:01:41 -0400 Green Refinance Plus Program Produces First Loan Closing http://www.mortgageorb.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11505 Wed, 09 May 2012 11:58:52 -0400 FDIC Executive To Replace John Walsh At OCC http://www.mortgageorb.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11504 Wed, 09 May 2012 11:56:26 -0400 NAHB Seeks Lacey Act Change On Home Seizures http://www.mortgageorb.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11503 Wed, 09 May 2012 11:53:48 -0400 Coester Appraisal Group Debuts Cloud Control Compliance Center http://www.mortgageorb.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11502 Wed, 09 May 2012 11:49:45 -0400 REO Veteran Lynn Effinger Joins Transaction Dynamics LLC http://www.mortgageorb.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11501 Wed, 09 May 2012 11:48:50 -0400 Sabadell United Bank Names AVP For Florida CRE http://www.mortgageorb.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11500 Wed, 09 May 2012 11:46:08 -0400 New VP Of Business Development At LoanSifter http://www.mortgageorb.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11499 Wed, 09 May 2012 11:44:43 -0400 Seattle Mortgage Co. Hires VP Of Mortgage Production http://www.mortgageorb.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11498 Wed, 09 May 2012 11:43:27 -0400 The Paperless Environment: Still A Work In Progress http://www.mortgageorb.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11496 Wed, 09 May 2012 09:09:39 -0400 Servicers Need To Get A Handle On HOAs Any unpaid fees or dues tied to HOA obligations can hinder or even prevent the completion of a home sale. http://www.mortgageorb.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11474 Wed, 09 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400 Mixed Q1 Picture On Existing Single-Family Home Sales The National Association of Realtors reports that distressed homes accounted for 32% of first-quarter sales; they constituted 38% a year ago. http://www.mortgageorb.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11497 Wed, 09 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400 CFPB Proposes New Rules On Loan Origination http://www.mortgageorb.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11524 Wed, 09 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400 Bank Of America Taking Principal-Reduction Offers To Wide Borrower Base http://www.mortgageorb.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11494 Tue, 08 May 2012 11:17:50 -0400 Ally Financial Mortgage Unit 'On The Verge' Of Bankruptcy http://www.mortgageorb.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11493 Tue, 08 May 2012 11:17:06 -0400 FICS Mortgage Origination System Receives Upgrade http://www.mortgageorb.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11492 Tue, 08 May 2012 11:15:57 -0400 Fannie Mae Survey: 'Rising Optimism For The Housing Market' http://www.mortgageorb.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11491 Tue, 08 May 2012 11:14:58 -0400 Many Housing Markets Still Showing Signs Of Improvement http://www.mortgageorb.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11490 Tue, 08 May 2012 11:13:53 -0400 Ellie Mae Bolstering TQL Program With Buy-Back Option http://www.mortgageorb.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11489 Tue, 08 May 2012 11:12:54 -0400 Anwar Elgonemy: Those Who Forget The Past... http://www.mortgageorb.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11488 Tue, 08 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400 MBA Talks Up Role As Champion Of The Consumer The trade group uses its National Secondary Market Conference to emphasize how industry issues impact U.S. consumers. http://www.mortgageorb.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11495 Tue, 08 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400 PHH Mortgage Taking On HSBC's Subservicing Biz, Origination Processing http://www.mortgageorb.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11487 Mon, 07 May 2012 10:54:28 -0400 Impac Revs Up Correspondent Lending Division http://www.mortgageorb.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11486 Mon, 07 May 2012 10:54:03 -0400 April Scorecard Points To Modest Improvements In Housing, Mortgage Markets http://www.mortgageorb.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11485 Mon, 07 May 2012 10:53:37 -0400 Mortgage Builder Suite Now Integrates With InHouse Connexions http://www.mortgageorb.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11484 Mon, 07 May 2012 10:52:41 -0400 DataQuick Debuts CMV-Portfolio Collateral Valuation Tool http://www.mortgageorb.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11483 Mon, 07 May 2012 10:47:24 -0400 When Headlines Create Headaches http://www.mortgageorb.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11480 Mon, 07 May 2012 08:31:16 -0400 Fed Report: The 2008 Crash Was Not Caused By 'Industry Insiders' A new report by Federal Reserve economists refutes the theory that the financial meltdown was created by mortgage professionals who intentionally misled borrowers and investors. http://www.mortgageorb.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11476 Mon, 07 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400 Stearns Lending Names Hale New CEO http://www.mortgageorb.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11481 Mon, 07 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400 Clayton Holdings Appoints Fitter Senior Managing Director http://www.mortgageorb.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11482 Mon, 07 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400 D+H Acquires Avista Solutions http://www.mortgageorb.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11478 Fri, 04 May 2012 11:07:48 -0400 Community Groups Report Findings On Housing Discrimination http://www.mortgageorb.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11479 Fri, 04 May 2012 11:06:52 -0400 The Financial Stability Oversight Council's Role In The Recovery http://www.mortgageorb.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11475 Fri, 04 May 2012 09:15:00 -0400 House GOP: Cordray 'Wholly Unresponsive' On CFPB Budget Questions http://www.mortgageorb.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11477 Fri, 04 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400 Freddie Mac To Treasury: $19 Million More, Please http://www.mortgageorb.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11473 Thu, 03 May 2012 12:48:24 -0400 New Report: $70 Billion In Global Green Construction Last Year http://www.mortgageorb.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11472 Thu, 03 May 2012 12:48:07 -0400 Fixed-Rate Mortgage Averages Hit All-Time Low http://www.mortgageorb.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11471 Thu, 03 May 2012 11:37:48 -0400 Axiometrics: Sequential Rent And Occupancy Growth Getting Stronger http://www.mortgageorb.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11470 Thu, 03 May 2012 11:35:44 -0400 HUD Awards $56 Million In Tribal Grants http://www.mortgageorb.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11469 Thu, 03 May 2012 11:32:51 -0400 Las Vegas Home Sales Up In March http://www.mortgageorb.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11468 Thu, 03 May 2012 11:29:56 -0400 Zillow Pays $40 Million In Cash For RentJuice http://www.mortgageorb.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11467 Thu, 03 May 2012 11:28:00 -0400 Quicken Loans To Hire 100 For Cleveland Operation http://www.mortgageorb.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11466 Thu, 03 May 2012 11:25:19 -0400 NAR Awards $60,000 In Housing Opportunity Grants http://www.mortgageorb.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11465 Thu, 03 May 2012 11:22:05 -0400 SaaS Tames The Compliance Lion http://www.mortgageorb.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11463 Thu, 03 May 2012 09:09:50 -0400 Lockhart Joins Debate On FHFA Write-Downs The former FHFA director calls for "some experimentation" in dealing with distressed mortgages owned by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. http://www.mortgageorb.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11464 Thu, 03 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400 DeMarco And House Democrats Feud On Principal Reductions http://www.mortgageorb.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11462 Wed, 02 May 2012 13:22:01 -0400 New Report: 17% Of U.S. Housing Are Green Homes http://www.mortgageorb.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11461 Wed, 02 May 2012 12:10:42 -0400 Trepp: April CMBS Delinquency Rate At Second-Highest Level Ever http://www.mortgageorb.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11460 Wed, 02 May 2012 12:05:58 -0400 NAIOP: $261.6 Billion In Commercial Real Estate Construction In 2011 http://www.mortgageorb.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11459 Wed, 02 May 2012 12:00:00 -0400 Home Finance Delinquencies At Three-Year Low http://www.mortgageorb.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11458 Wed, 02 May 2012 11:56:46 -0400 MBA: Mortgage Applications Up 0.1% Last Week http://www.mortgageorb.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11456 Wed, 02 May 2012 11:46:27 -0400 LPS: March Foreclosure Data Hits Highs And Lows http://www.mortgageorb.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11455 Wed, 02 May 2012 11:42:39 -0400 Construction Spending Up 0.1% In March http://www.mortgageorb.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11454 Wed, 02 May 2012 11:39:54 -0400 Outgoing Freddie Mac EVP Lands At Citigroup http://www.mortgageorb.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11453 Wed, 02 May 2012 11:36:51 -0400 FHLBank Atlanta Accepting AHP Applications http://www.mortgageorb.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11452 Wed, 02 May 2012 11:33:50 -0400 The Unique Mortgage Struggles Of Military Servicemembers Unlike civilians, active-duty military personnel cannot remain in their residences and wait for home values to recover. http://www.mortgageorb.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11431 Wed, 02 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400 New Problems For The FHA? REQUIRED READING: Rep. Shelly Moore Capito, R-W.Va., warned that a "bailout of the FHA would be intolerable to the American people." http://www.mortgageorb.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11451 Wed, 02 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400 Former Freddie Mac Execs: SEC Is Making Us Scapegoats http://www.mortgageorb.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11457 Wed, 02 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400